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Date Posted: 12:58:31 01/15/03 Wed
Author: LauraH
Subject: March Mondioring Trial in California

Please Forward this Announcement to Anyone Interested!

California Spring Trial - Mondioring "Funhouse"

Judge: Margaret McKenna from Belgium
Decoys: Isai Rodriguez, Michael Ellis
Location: Livermore, CA : Pending Approval
More Information to Come (Hotels/Directions, etc)

*Trial Handling Seminar - March 6th & 7th*

*Weekend Trial - March 8th & 9th*

*Decoy Certification - Pending Dates: March 7th or 9th*

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Fees and Other Info:
*Please Contact Me If Considering Trialing or Attending the Seminar*

Trial - $40 Brevet, $50 Levels 1-3

Seminar (per day) - $40 for dog/handler teams not trialing, $30 for teams trialing, $10 to spectate (seminar only). We will be running through the entire trial - complete with decoys (and ability to proof/reward) for each team.

Decoy Certification - $50

Please note: certifications require a written test as well as performances tests. Decoys should come prepared with a Health Certificate, and knowledge of the rules. Margaret is an excellent teacher and will help all who participate walk away with a great deal more knowledge than what they started out with.

*Contact Info: Laura Harris, goludo1@hotmail.com 415-626-0246
If you are not a current USMRA member, or do not know what is required in order to trial, do not hesitate to contact me for more information on rules, rulebooks, membership and more!

**Brevet Rules and USMRA Site Listed at the Bottom**

**Come and Support Mondioring California!**
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Margaret McKenna's handling seminar was deemed invaluable by dog/handler teams that trialed under her in Texas last November. We are pleased that we will be able to offer a seminar here with her as well. She offers an amazing amount of insight and perspective to training for this sport. Margaret is a native english speaker, and a St. Hubertus Belgian Ring Judge and National and International Competitor in Mondioring and Belgian Ring.

*A Quote from Ann Putegnat, USMRA President, about the Judge:
"The ingredient that made [the trial] fun and challenging was Margaret McKenna, your basic Scotswoman turned Belgian with a creative twist of mind. Margaret was exactly what we needed here in America. A combination of schoolmarm, judge, counselor, and by the end of the week....a country western kicker!! She did much to help us sooth trial nerves and get each of us and our dogs ready for the weekend trial. I cannot say enough about her ability to prepare, and then judge, a group of fairly novice Americans!! I know that Margaret had to bite her tongue alot when it came to watching our training. It is so different from what she is accustomed to! She was patient, and then firm about what she wanted us to do to prepare for the trial. It must have worked. There were quite a few successes!" _____________________________________________________________________

Mondioring Brevet Requirements:

http://www.usmondioring.org/Mondioring%20Brevet%20Rules.htm

Exercises to be done in same order for every trial.

All exercises the same as MR I except where noted in brackets:

After the handler presentation to the judge the judge will ask to greet the dog. This will involve the handler bringing the dog to the judge to show sociability. This also demonstrates to spectators that the dogs are social.

1.Heel on lead - 6 pts ( dog on 1 meter lead, held in hand the side the dog is heeling on, end of lead must not extend out of hand. Collar and lead to be given to Deputy Judge when entering field )
2.Absence - 10 pts (Two people will circle the dog no closer than 10 meters. No additional distractions will be added.)
3.Thrown Retrieve - 12 pts ( retrieve own article, article to be given to Deputy judge at entrance to field)
4.Jump - 12 pts ( hurdle .8 m / palisade 1.8 m / long jump 3.0 m )
5.Defense - 30 pts ( one decoy, two shots of gun after bite, scenario should be easy - eg. small distraction, shake hand, leave, then return with attack on handler, up to judge. )
6.Face Attack with stick - 30 pts (5 start/ 20 bite/ 5 out and recall)

Total - 100pts
Passing overall score is 75 pts. ________________________________________________________________________
United States Mondioring Association Site:
http://www.usmondioring.org/

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